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Weather Watchers: Build a Rain Gauge

Make a simple rain gauge from a bottle and record how much rain falls each day for a week.

Grade 1BuildExperimentScienceMathEarth ScienceMeasurementData AnalysisBeginner30 to 45 min7 materialsAdult supervision required

What you'll learn

  • Build a tool to measure rain
  • Read a ruler and record a number each day
  • Tell which day had the most and least rain

Objective

Build a rain gauge, measure rainfall for a week, and describe the weather using numbers.

STEM concepts

WeatherMeasurement toolsRainObserving over days
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